Plum-Spiced Beef Brisket

Steven Randazzo

Our Plum-Spiced Beef Brisket requires only that the meat be browned and then stewed with sweet dried plums, the licorice flavor of star anise, and a touch of cider vinegar. Serve the finished dish of meltingly tender beef and its accompanying rich sauce over a bed of egg noodles, fettuccine, or white rice -- whichever you have on hand in the kitchen cupboard. Fresh or frozen vegetables -- the carrots in your refrigerator bin, for example -- are all you need to round out this meal.

Level:
Moderate

Serves:
8

Ingredients

3 tbsp. toasted sesame oil

3½ lb. beef brisket

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. fresh ground pepper

4 can low-sodium beef broth

2 c. dried plums

½ c. Worcestershire sauce

½ c. low-sodium soy sauce

6 clove garlic

2 tbsp. finely chopped ginger

2 tbsp. dark brown sugar

2 tbsp. Apple-Cider Vinegar

1 tsp. five-spice powder

½ tsp. crushed red pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Heat the sesame oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the meat with salt and pepper and brown in the heated oil. Add the remaining ingredients and 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Cover, transfer to the oven, and cook for four hours, turning the brisket once every hour. Serve shredded brisket with cooking liquid.